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Alcohol brief intervention for hospitalized veterans with hazardous drinking: protocol for a 3-arm randomized controlled efficacy trial

Various hospital accreditation and quality assurance entities in the United States have approved and endorsed performance measures promoting alcohol brief intervention (BI) for hospitalized individuals who scr...

Authors: Lauren M Broyles, Melissa E Wieland, Andrea L Confer, Monica M DiNardo, Kevin L Kraemer, Barbara H Hanusa, Ada O Youk, Adam J Gordon and Mary Ann Sevick

Factors associated with willingness to take extended release naltrexone among injection drug users

Although opioid-agonist therapy with methadone or buprenorphine/naloxone is currently the mainstay of medical treatment for opioid use disorder, these medications often are not well accepted or tolerated by pa...

Authors: Keith Ahamad, MJ Milloy, Paul Nguyen, Sasha Uhlmann, Cheyenne Johnson, Todd P Korthuis, Thomas Kerr and Evan Wood

Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers 2014

The editor of Addiction Science & Clinical Practice would like to thank all reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 9 (2014).

Authors: Jeffrey Samet

Narrative review of the safety and efficacy of marijuana for the treatment of commonly state-approved medical and psychiatric disorders

The present investigation aimed to provide an objective narrative review of the existing literature pertaining to the benefits and harms of marijuana use for the treatment of the most common medical and psycho...

Authors: Katherine A Belendiuk, Lisa L Baldini and Marcel O Bonn-Miller

Designer drugs 2015: assessment and management

Recent designer drugs, also known as “legal highs,” include substituted cathinones (e.g., mephedrone, methylone, and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, often referred to as “bath salts”); synthetic cannabinoids (SCs;...

Authors: Michael F Weaver, John A Hopper and Erik W Gunderson

Patient-centered feedback on the results of personality testing increases early engagement in residential substance use disorder treatment: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Patient-centered models of assessment have shown considerable promise for increasing patients’ readiness for mental health treatment in general, but have not been used to facilitate patients’ engagement in sub...

Authors: Daniel M Blonigen, Christine Timko, Theodore Jacob and Rudolf H Moos

Implementation of a clinical pathway may improve alcohol treatment outcome

This article describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a clinical pathway system in a two-cohort quasi-experimental study before and after implementation, controlling for confounders. The main ou...

Authors: Anette Søgaard Nielsen and Bent Nielsen

Systematic review of the pharmacological treatment of alcohol use disorders in individuals infected with hepatitis C

Treating alcohol use disorders (AUD) is critical in individuals suffering from hepatitis C infection (HCV). Aside from psychosocial interventions, pharmacological treatment is effective for decreasing alcohol ...

Authors: Alexis Thibault, Suzanne Brissette and Didier Jutras-Aswad

Technology-based interventions for tobacco and other drug use in university and college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

University students have high levels of tobacco and other drug use, yet they are unlikely to seek traditional care. Technology-based interventions are highly relevant to this population. This paper comprises a...

Authors: Amelia Gulliver, Louise Farrer, Jade KY Chan, Robert J Tait, Kylie Bennett, Alison L Calear and Kathleen M Griffiths

Investigating treatment satisfaction and progress for offenders referred to community-based drug addiction treatment

Authors: Yang Yang, Julie Gray, Jennifer Pankow, Patrick M Flynn and Kevin Knight

Implementation of nasal naloxone across health-care settings: a case report from Ohio

Authors: Erin L Winstanley, Angela K Clark and Judith Feinberg

Characterizing opioid use disorder patients who have received medication trials with both buprenorphine and methadone

Authors: Christine M Wilder, Paul Horn and Theresa Winhusen

Feasibility of a pretrial diversion pilot in Kent County, Rhode Island

Authors: Anna F Tomasulo, Nickolas Zaller, Bradley W Brockmann, Jennifer Lerch, Scott T Walters and Faye S Taxman

Client involvement in motivational interviewing sessions targeting substance abuse treatment in the criminal justice system

Authors: Teneshia Thurman, Faye S Taxman and Scott T Walters

Growth in spending for substance abuse treatment services for the privately insured population

Authors: Cindy Parks Thomas, Tami L Mark, Dominic Hodgkin and Katharine Levit

Assessment and staff perceptions of mental health and substance use disorders integration in primary care

Authors: Cheryl Teruya, Elise Tran, Darren Urada, Valerie P Antonini, Brandy Oeser and Katherine Lovinger

A collaborative opioid prescribing (CoOP) model linking opioid treatment programs with office-based buprenorphine providers

Authors: Kenneth B Stoller

Client involvement in a web-based intervention targeting substance abuse treatment in the criminal justice system

Authors: Stephanie Spohr, Mayra Rodriguez, Jennifer Lerch, Faye S Taxman and Scott T Walters

Examining factors associated with treatment completion in a community-based program for individuals with criminal justice involvement

Authors: Lisa M Shannon, Afton Jackson, Jennifer Newell, Elizabeth Perkins and Connie Neal

Estimating capacity requirements for substance use treatment systems: a population-based approach

Authors: Brian Rush, Joel Tremblay and Chantal Fougere

Comparison of self- versus clinician-administered GAIN-Q3 MI

Authors: Brian Rush, Felicia Tan and Nancy Chau

The Vivitrol pilot program (VPP): initial quantitative findings from an extended-release naltrexone study

Authors: Traci Rieckmann, Katherine T Garvey, Priya Srikanth, Laura Andrich and Jessica Gregg

Adapting contingency management to link and retain HIV-infected transgender women of color in HIV care

Authors: Cathy J Reback, Jesse B Fletcher and Kimberly A Kisler

Building sustainable SBIRT in an integrated hospital system in New York

Authors: Megan A O'Grady, Sandeep Kapoor, Mark Auerbach, Jeanne Morley, John Yu, Veronica Salvas, Charles Neighbors, Jon Morgenstern, Joe Conigliaro, Nancy Kwon, Tom McGinn and John Kane

The pressing shortage of buprenorphine prescribers and the pending role of telemedicine

Authors: Todd Molfenter

Patient-centered care coordination: a qualitative study of the lived experience of residents in Philadelphia recovery homes

Authors: Jennifer Miles, Amy A Mericle, Fred Way and John Cacciola

Pardon our dust: remodeling care to serve you better

Authors: Dennis McCarty, Traci Rieckmann, Stephanie Renfro, Kate Garvey and K John McConnell

Opiate-use patients attending residential treatment: characteristics, outcomes, and implications for practice

Authors: Samuel A MacMaster, Siobhan A Morse, Brian Bride, John Seiters, Cayce M Watson and Sam Choi

Injection of Xylazine mixed with heroin associated with poor health outcomes and HIV risk behaviors in Puerto Rico

Authors: Luz Marilis López, Juliaty Hermanto, Angelee Russ, Deborah Chassler and Lena M Lundgren

What predicts continued substance use among probationers?

Authors: Jennifer Lerch, Scott T Walters and Faye S Taxman

Staying safe in the community: adaptation of WaySafe to help probationers make better decisions about their health risks

Authors: Wayne EK Lehman, Jennifer Pankow, Kevin Knight, Grace A Rowan and Julie Gray

The association of deployment and behavioral health problems with positive drug tests among Army members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan

Authors: Mary Jo Larson, Beth A Mohr, Rachel Sayko Adams and Thomas V Williams

Sober living houses: research in northern and southern California

Authors: Rachael A Korcha, Douglas L Polcin, Amy A Mericle and Jason Bond

Integrating addiction medicine training into medical school and residency curricula

Authors: Jan Klimas, Launette Rieb, Gerard Bury, John Muench, Thomas O’Toole, Traci Rieckman and Walter Cullen

The spectrum of unhealthy drug use and quality of care for hypertension and diabetes

Authors: Theresa W Kim, Jeffrey H Samet, Debbie M Cheng, Judith Bernstein, Na Wang, Jacqueline German and Richard Saitz

An examination of the workflow process of the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment program

Authors: David Kaiser, Georgia Karuntzos and Carol Council

The sustainment of evidence-based adolescent substance abuse treatment in community settings

Authors: Sarah B Hunter, Susan H Godley, Bryan R Garner, Bing Han, Lynsay Ayer, Mary Ellen Slaughter and Chau Pham

Methodological challenges and issues of recruiting for mental health and substance use disorders trials in primary care

Authors: Anne Marie Henihan, Jan Klimas, Gerard Bury, Thomas O’Toole, Traci Rieckman, Gillian Shorter and Walter Cullen

Using technology to promote integration of care

Authors: David H Gustafson

Organizational capacity to eliminate outcome disparities in addiction health services

Authors: Erick G Guerrero, Gregory Aarons, Christine Grella, Bryan R Garner, Benjamin Cook and William A Vega

Implementation of comprehensive services as a mediator and race and ethnicity as a moderator of access and retention in addiction health services

Authors: Erick G Guerrero, Karissa Fenwick, Christine Grella and Thomas D'Aunno

Health-care reform and its anticipated impact on the capacity of addiction health services to implement integrated care practices

Authors: Erick G Guerrero, Lesley Maradik Harris, Howard Padwa, William A Vega and Lawrence Palinkas

“There’s an app for that” — A novel tool to help community correction populations learn strategies to decrease HIV risk behaviors after release

Authors: Julie Gray, Jennifer Pankow, Wayne EK Lehman, Grace Rowan and Kevin Knight

The relationship between utilization of mobile health technology and in-person care

Authors: Joseph Glass

Strategies to implement and sustain medication use for alcohol and opioid disorders

Authors: James H Ford II, Raina Croff, Mady Chalk, Kelly Alanis-Hirsch, Kim Johnson, Laura Schmidt and Dennis McCarty

The comparative costs of implementing in-person and computerized interventions to enhance treatment receipt among drug-involved probationers

Authors: Alexander J Cowell, Gary A Zarkin, Brendan Wedehase, Scott T Walters and Faye S Taxman

Early findings from a project aimed at implementing mobile health technology for addiction in primary care

Authors: Randall Brown

“Sounds like CSI:” How consumers of adolescent substance use disorder treatment perceive the term “evidence-based practice”

Authors: Sara J Becker, Miriam Midoun and Anthony Spirito

Barriers to substance use and mental health utilization among Asian-American women: exploring the conflict between emotional distress and cultural stigma

Authors: Astraea Augsberger, Hyeouk Chris Hahm, Albert Yeung and Meaghan Dougher

The association of combat exposure and injuries with behavioral health problems among enlisted female Army members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan

Authors: Rachel Sayko Adams, Ruslan V Nikitin, Nikki R Wooten, Thomas V Williams and Mary Jo Larson